Tag: Cannes Lions

LIONS releases annual State of Creativity

Stuart Mitchell

LIONS has recently released its annual State of Creativity. The seminal piece of research – and the biggest study of its kind – is an insight-led toolkit designed to enable senior marketers to quickly understand the creative landscape with functional advice on how to drive business growth using creativity. The study is titled Communication Breakdown On The Road To Recovery, and Spencer Fox, SVP, Business Lead, Advisory, LIONS said: “This is a unique window into the global creative landscape, and what we’re seeing is that although the sentiment is outwardly…

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Cannes Lions announces 2024 Jury Presidents and opens for Awards submissions

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the names of the global experts confirmed to lead the 2024 Juries. Convening in Cannes in June, the Jury Presidents will help benchmark excellence across the world’s very best creative and effective work.  Among the Jury Presidents, Tor Myhren will serve as the Film Lions Jury President – the first time Apple has been represented. GUT’s Anselmo Ramos is confirmed as the Brand Experience & Activation Lions President after a series of historic wins in 2023, and Debbi Vandeven has been…

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Cannes Lions announces seven nonprofits have received donations through the Sustainable Development Goals Lions’ entry fees

Stuart Mitchell

Cannes Lions has announced that the entry fees from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Lions 2023, totaling €267,065, have been donated to seven Lion-winning charities, including a donation made in memory of Dan Wieden to Caldera Arts, the arts and environmental charity he founded with his family.  Launched in 2018, in partnership with the United Nations, the SDG Lions celebrate creative work that actively supports the advancement of the Goals. Each Lion-winning nonprofit actively supports these ambitions, and the donations made through award entries go towards supporting vital projects worldwide,…

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Cannes Lions opens for 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has launched its 71st edition, taking place on 17–21 June 2024 in Cannes, France. Among the planned innovations for next year, a breadth of new initiatives and pass types will provide a balance of opportunities for everyone to attend the Festival in June.  In a new initiative that prioritises supporting underrepresented and underserved communities to attend the Festival, any organisation will be eligible to apply for complimentary passes with priority given to registered charities, not-for-profit and diverse-owned organisations. In total, €1m worth of…

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The WARC Awards 2024 are now open for entries

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrating strategic brilliance and effective impact, The WARC Awards for Effectiveness 2024, in association with LIONS, are now open for entries. Incorporating the legacies of all the WARC regional and specialist awards in one place, the 2024 awards will be the biggest yet. Entries are submitted once for a chance to win regionally and globally. Entrants compete in one of five regional awards: Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, North America. Each regional competition will be rigorously judged by a panel of senior industry executives using the…

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